The men’s golf competition started at Kasumigaseki Country Club outside Tokyo, just one of 33 different sports at the 2020 Summer Olympics. But the story that has dominated the headlines thus far is that of Simone Biles, who pulled out of the gymnastics team final on Tuesday, leaving in the middle of the competition after struggling to land a vault.
“After the performance that I did, I didn’t want to go into any of the other events second guessing myself, so I thought it was better if I took a step back and let these girls go out there and do the job and they did just that,” Biles told USA Today.
She said she has been trying to cope with the stress of competing at the Tokyo Olympics.
“I was still struggling with some things,” Biles said of competing Tuesday night.
The mental health discussion isn’t lost on golf. In recent months, Matthew Woff openly discussed the mental strain that PGA Tour golfers endure, and Grayson Murray followed with a tirade on social media that again shed light on the issue, including in a column by our Eamon Lynch.
A couple key players were asked for their take on the discussion this week. Here’s what they’ve had to say: